The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-29
Things in the Quaker City.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. q, 1887.
The ways of the world are past finding
out, when it is discovered that in our
very midst have died two of the most
wonderful specimens of misery affection
that has been the lot of the papers to UNI
fold. Their deaths apart from the money
that was theirs, and which was secreted
in the house in which they died, is a sad
commentary on the many churches by
which they were surrounded, and whose
influence for good had not perforated
their hardened souls for when the house
was broken into the two misers were
found frozen after a season of debauch
with the cheapest whiskey. Up to this
time money and other valuables, such as
securities, bonds, leases and mortgages.
have been found amounting to over $780,
0O0 The great misfortune of the case is
that just TO think that those living round
and about the home of these misers
hundreds of thieves and burglars who
are all kicking themselves because they
knew nothing of this mine, which might
have been looted at any time. Now there
rises up cloud of relations who claim
the right to the boarded thousands, and
behind them is solid phalanx of law
yers who will no doubt get nearly all
there is to be divided up, which will be
only secondary to the claim which the
burglar failed to get in before the old
misers died.
There has been a great scientific dis
cussion going on in regard to the brain of
the man Wilson who was hung few
days ago for the murder of his farmer
friend Daily. The whole evidence was
produced by the prisoner himself who
came from afar and gave himselfup with
the statement that he alone did the deed.
His trial was long and searching and
from all appearances all points were
proved true that the prisoner confessed.
He was executed, the brain was removed
and now we hear of different opinions by
experts in this line of scientific research.
and the probability is that the man will
be made to appear as a martyr to insan-
ity. The way brains are thrown around
at recent sitting of these scientists may
be imagined when the report says chat
DIR. Dercum then took in one hand half
of the brain of Wilson and in the other
the Chimpanzee's brain. and holding
them in full view of the audience. ex-
planned the similarity between the two.
He showed that the assures were similar
and that there was little difference in the
conformation of either. The entire brain
reveals the fact that it is similar to the
brain of an animal, and is of very low
order" So you see how it makes chill
run through ones veins, as he contem-
plates how easy a thing it is to convict a
man who has cherished an hallucination
through diseased brain. These same
scientists say that alcohol was one reason
of the decay of this mans brain.
1t is nothing but politics here at pres
ent, in fact mayors to the right of you,
mayors to the left of you, on every side
they are looming up, and it is becoming
bore. Then if you don't get enough of
the mayorality contest they cover your
tracks with the question if you "ain't
going to vote for Hunter for receiver of
taxes" Now there will be quite mess
here this coming election, for the people
are going to elect just whom they will,
no matter what the bosses may desire.
This new charter made by the Bullet
bill is almostlike making new govern
ment for us, and in which the politician
would like to get a foot-hold. 1t gives
the sole charge of half ofthe departments
now with heads to the mayor, and gives
him discretionary powers in most all the
affairs of the city.
Very funny weather.
Times are dull. We are waiting for
the European war to break, and then we
will have good times. SpuySx
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